Pembrokeshire Updates
The Pembrokeshire Mental Health Forum has had a mixed year with a successful review and work plan/strategy document to be drawn up;
71 people attended the Christmas Open Forum event, in collaboration with Mel Richards, PCC, questions were asked regarding local Social Services primarily as they applied to client group but also some wider questions;
65 people attended Pembrokeshire Open Forum event on work & benefits which included major presentation form Job Centre plus on changes to Incapacity Benefit. However, we lost funding for more events from Pembrokeshire County Council, but we have received some funding from Shaw Care, a private hospital in South Pembrokeshire, to run the Christmas event and one other Open Forum.
The development of the 3rd Sector Network continues; Dai Pick, Hywel Dda, came to discuss changes to modernization plans, and Angel Phillips from PAVS the new complex care Teams in Pembrokeshire. This provider forum has great potential but still at a tentative stage.
Partnership work has seen us plan and facilitated a Hywel Dda Showcase Day; with Planed developed a survey for St.David’s area, but with a poor response there was no further action; next we intend to look into explore whether there is potential for development in Monkton; and with Hearing Voices looking to develop a new self help group. We continue to chair Advocacy Strategy Group and helped facilitate focus groups and a questionnaire for the Advocacy Review; we provide on-going support for Patients Council, Carers Support Group, Manic Depressive Fellowship and occasional support for Mind, Hafal, Frame, and MAP. We have produced leaflets for Carers in Mind, MDF, and Hearing Voices; and information on Talking Therapies and Ways 2 Work.
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